Giffin intent on proving fitness

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DAVID GIFFIN, whose crashing fall during the opening match against Argentina threatened to terminate his World Cup almost before it began, returns to the Australia squad for Saturday’s pool A game with Namibia in Adelaide. The result of the match is not in doubt; the outcome for Giffin is.

The experienced lock, who lost his balance catching a high ball and jarred his head against Argentina, has been cleared by a neurologist. He acknowledges that the shoulder joint will probably not be in its optimum state for the rest of the tournament but that “good management” will see him through.